Catalogue description Grant by Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle and Devon, and Lady of the Isle...

Grant by Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Albemarle and Devon, and Lady of the Isle [Lady of the Isle of Wight], daughter of Baldewyn de Reduers [Baldwin de Redvers], sister and heir of Baldewyn, son of Baldewyn, formerly Earl of Devon and Lord of the Isle, in widowhood, for the souls of her lord, William de Fortibus, formerly Earl of Albemarle, and her sons, Thomas and William, to Christchurch of Twynham and the canons there, in alms, all liberties, lands etc. which Baldewin, Earl of Devon, son of Richard, the elder, and Earl Richard, his son and heir, bringing in regular canons, gave to Christchurch, Twynham, namely

free election of the Prior ; the church of Bolre, with its chapels, Brokehurst and Lymintone ; the church of Hordhulle ; the church of Mulleford ; the church of Soppele ; the church of Pydeleton, with its chapels ; the chapel of Holehurst ; all the lands the canons have in the manor of Cristeschurch, with rents, meadows etc. ; the 2 vills of Hurne ; the land of Bostale; the land of Graue ; 2 virgates of land near the bridge of Vure ; their land of Prestetone ; their land of Hoburne ; the whole manor of Somerford, with hamlets ; their land of Bayokesle ; their land of Welhampton' and of Vpmanton' and of Sweye ; their whole meadow of La Garstone ; all their mills of Cnappe on the Auene, on east and west sides, with all journeys etc ; 100 cart loads of turves to be dug for their kitchen where ever they wish in the field of Weste tures, yearly on her fee ; 2 loads daily yearly growing on the briar on her land whereever they wish in the said field ; the first buying of all things in the town of Cristeschurch, if she or her heirs are absent, but if they or their bailiffs or buyers are present, the second buying.

The tithe of all taking of fish, hay, mills and new sheep yearly ; the tithe of the toll of the fair of Cristeschurch; ; the tithe of wreck which shall be on her fee in parishes, if these should happen, besides of whales, of which by ancient right they ought to have the left swimming bladder; the first salmon yearly ; the canons and their servants to fish whereever they wish, except in her newer waters, in which they ought not to fish, namely below her Cordis, unless by special licence granted to them ; the canons and their men to be quit in perpetuity in the whole of her land, of paying tolls either in buying or selling ; in the Isle of Wight the whole manor of Nyngwode ; the whole manor of Apse, with hamlets ; their land of Freshewatere.

Also the church of Tornle, which Dame Alice de Redueriis, Countess, by the grant and confirmation of Earl Richard, her heir and nephew gave to them in alms ; all their land of Debborne, which Earl Richard de Redueriis, father of Earl Baldewyn the second, gave to them.

Likewise the whole manor of Pydeleton, in alms, which they had of the gift of William de Vernun, Earl, her ancestor, with his body, excepting and retaining to her and her heirs her rent of Dorcestr' and the service of Drugo Bardolf, with the chace of Pydeleton.

Also 20s of the fair of Cristeschurch, which the same Earl William gave to them.

Also the whole manor of Flete, in alms, which they had of the gift of Countess Hawise, and the grant and confirmation of William de Redueriis, her brother.

Likewise the land of Brutoneslonde, which they had of the gift of Baldewyn de Redeueriis, her father. Likewise a virgate of land which they had in her manor of Lyminton, with the salt pans, which Earl Baldewyn, son and heir of Earl Richard, gave to them.

All possessions, ecclesiastical and secular, which they have on her fee ; all ditches about lands, woods, meadows and marshes, to be repaired freely at their will, when necessary ; to be held quit of all exactions, vexations, suits and afforcements of courts and hundreds, saving to her and her heirs suits of their men.

Warranty clause. Witnesses : Sirs John la Ware, then her Steward, Henry Trenchard, Jordan la Ware, Jordan de Kyngeston', William le Estur, kts., John, rector of the church of Scaldeflet, Robert Makerel, Symon de Plumtone, then Constable there, John de Buttesthorne and others. Dated at Carisbrooke in the Isle of Wight.